By Shelby Sebens and Veronica GonzalezShelby.Sebens@StarNewsOnline.com

State Sen. R.C. Soles, the state’s longest-serving legislator, was indicted Thursday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury. The charge, a Class E felony, carries a possible sentence of 15 to 31 months in prison.

Maple Hill | Pender County has changed the Maple Hill site of tonight’s public input meeting on its draft of a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan.The site has been changed from the Maple Hill Community Center to Lees Chapel Baptist Church, 7501 N.C. 50. The meeting is at 6 p.m.

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One of the young men who has made news because of his ties to Sen. R.C. Soles was back in court today. 18-year-old Allen Strickland pleaded guilty to fleeing and evading arrest.

In August, Tabor City Police say Strickland led an officer on a high-speed chase after the officer spotted the unlicensed teen driving the Corvette Soles reportedly bought the boy. The officer said he saw Strickland run away from the car after crashing it near the South Carolina line. Strickland later reported the car missing.